Sequoyah Elementary had more confirmed flu cases than Jefferson Elementary, she said, as their 3.9 percent absence rate was less than half of Jefferson Elementary.

Jefferson Elementary had an absence rate of 8.3 percent, but had only one confirmed flu case.

Killingsworth said she is seeing more stomach bugs and RSV, and other illnesses that mimic the flu.

“Flu is not what’s causing most of our absences,” she added.

Lincoln County has had eight hospitalizations due to the flu, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Pottawatomie County has had seven, and Seminole County has had four hospitalizations.